Ice-support and water-cooler.



G. W. KAFER- ICE SUPPORT AND WATER COOLER} APPLICATION FILED NOV. :5. 1916.

1,287,050; PatentedAug. 14,1917.

UTED srarns enonen w. KAFER, or TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

ICE-SUPPORT AND WATER-COOLER.

Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedAug. 14, 1917'.

Application filed November 15, 1916. Serial No. 131,477..

T 0 all whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE V. KAFER, a citizen of the United States, residin at Trenton, in the county of Mercer and tate of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Supports and Water-Coolers, ofwhichthe followlng is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to refrigerators and more particularly to a combined ice support and drinking water cooler for use in refrigerators.

One object of this invention is to provide an ice support to be used in refrigerators having therein a water passage and provide improved means whereby the water passage may be connected to water inlet and outlet pipes.

A further object is to improve the details of construction of devices of this character so as to render them easy of application in a refrigerator and cheapen the cost of construction and render them thoroughly effec- 'tive in use.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the panying drawings, Wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation ofrny 1065,11]?- port partly in section, the refrigerator being shown in'dotted lines; t

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the support;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the lower section of the support; v y

Fig. a is a perspective view of the pipe section 23; j P

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the l1ne 55 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional V ew on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that this ice support consists of a preferably rectangular body designated 10 which 1s made of porcelain, enamelware, or any other accomsuitable sanitary material, the under face of the body 10 being flat and the upper face 11 being parallel to the under face and provided with longitudinally extending ribs 12 for the support of ice. The front of the body 10 is formed upon its upper face with a slightly raised wall 13 with whlch the ribs 12 intersect. The rear end of the body is formed with a relatively high wall 14 and the sides with the walls 15 which at their rear ends are level with the wall 14: and at I their forward ends are level :With thewall 13. The rear end of the body isalso formed with the drainage opening 16 disposedat the middle of thebody and from which eX- tends the drain pipe 17, ,this drain pipe being removable I by the screw threaded nut 18 whereby the flared mouth of the body may be drawn down into tight engagement with the wall of the drainage opening 16". I d I The body 10 is formed with a watercooling passage 19. This passageextendslaterally back and forth across the body 10 and at one end extends forward as at v20 and at its rear end extends laterally as; at 21. An inlet pipe. 22 operatively connects with the inlet end- 21 of the passage while an outlet pipe23 operatively connects with the outlet end 20 of this passage. Preferably both the side and end wall through which but beinglheld in place the water passage connects with the pipes 22 and 23 are formed with seats for the inner ends of the pipes 22 and 23 respectively. Each of these pipes, as illustrated in Fig. 4:, is provided atits inner end with thelatorally projecting lugs 24:,and' the Wall through which the terminal end 20 orterr" clamp nut 28 isthen applied toqt'hepipe- 22 2' or 23 and turned up so as to pipe securely to the body 10. The pipe sections 22 or 23 are provided with standard gage threads and of course will be of a length to suit the refrigerator with which the device is used. Preferably the pipe sec tion 23 is connected to a tap 29 for controllingthe outflow of water. Preferably the pipe section 22 is connected to a source of supply, as for instance to the regular house mams.

In the use of this invention the body 10 is set on such an incline that the upper edges of the walls 15 are horizontal. Under these circumstances the upper face 11 of the body will be downwardly and rearwardly inclined and the plane of the convoluted passage 19 26, adapted clamp the will be at an inclination to the horizontal so that the outlet end of this passage will be above the inlet end thereof. This ice support may be mounted within the refrigerator in any suitable manner and may be either built into the refrigerator initially or afterward added to the refrigerator after its com pletion. In order that the passage 19 may be formed within the body 10, the body is preferably made in two sections, afterward connected in any suitable manner so as to be watertight. The walls of the passage 19 are thoroughly glazed and the entire surface of the body 10 is thoroughly glazed. It Will be seen that the body 10 by supporting the ice will become thoroughly cooled and that the water which may be contained within the passage or may pass through the passage 19 will be thoroughly cool without coming in contact with the ice and being contaminated thereby. Furthermore it will be seen that no odors or efiluvia of any kind can have access to the water in the passage 19 and contaminate the same. By placing the body 10 so that the plane. of the passage is inclined downward and rearward, theice placed upon the support will slide back to the rear end thereof as it is used and the water from the ice will naturally run off to the drainage opening. Furthermore by so placing the body, the passage may be emptied of water incold Weather. This is accomplished by disconnecting the passage from the source of water and allowing the water to drain out through the passage, thus overcoming all danger of freezing. In order to clean the device it is only necessary to disconnect the water pressure and fill the passage from the tap or spigot 29 with water and soda and allow this to stand some time and then con nect the coil with the city pressure and Wash out.

While I have heretofore referred to this device as being used for ordinary refrigerators for the purpose of cooling drinking water, I wish it understood that the device Copies of this patent may be obtained for may be applied also in cafes for cooling beer 7 or other beverages.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In an ice support and water cooler of the character described a body for supporting ice and having a Water passage therein, the exterior of the body having a boss and a water passage extending out through said boss, the water passage at its end being formed with oppositely disposed slots and with an annular recess into which said slots extend, a pipe disposed in the water passage having oppositely disposed lugs engaged in said recess and adapted to be shifted through the slots, and a nut. on the pipe engaging the face of the body and drawing the lugs into firm engagement with the annular recess.

2. In an ice support and water cooler of the character described, a body for support- -=ing ice and having a convoluted liquid pas: sage formed therein, the exterior of the body having a boss and a water passage extending out through said boss, the water passage at its end being formed with longitudinally extending slots and with an annular recess into Which the slots extend, and a pipe in the Water passage having lugs engaged in said recess and adapted to be shifted through the slots, a nut on the pipe engaging the face of the body and drawing the lugs into firm engagement with the recess, the upper face of said body being formed with an upwardly flaring recess and a drainage opening leading downward from said recess, and a drain pipe disposed through said opening and having a head at its upper end engaging in the flared portion of the recess, and a nut on the pipe holding the pipe in place within the drainage opening.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. GEO. W. KAFER.

Witnesses:

I-IARRIs W. Voonnnns, FRED E. BIRD.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

